Seventeen-year-old Avery Ross is unwittingly tossed out of the frying pan and into the fire when she's sent from New York to the vast nowhere land of western North Dakota, with a train ticket, a bad attitude, and an unfortunate scribbling of obscenities across her forehead. When a hazel-eyed boy with a sultry Texan accent comes to her defense against a train passenger, she has no clue that their chance encounter will lead her into a stormy summer, full of temptation and loss where she ends up imparting sweet revenge on her parents and trying to win the boy of her dreams. While under the...

In the second book in the Stubborn series, eighteen-year-old Avery Ross returns to North Dakota to reunite with her long-distance sweetheart, Gabriel Halden, but Gabe is no sooner called to his Texas home where Avery's aunt is having his father's baby. Upon arrival, they encounter a runaway who possesses a secret that could compromise the strength of Gabe's family and the Halden-Remington oil empire. The search for the elusive girl turns stormy for the couple as tornado weather threatens Texas, and Gabe's brother intrudes on their time alone. When the girl reappears, she reveals her...

In the third book in the Stubborn series, Avery Ross and Gabriel Halden take their relationship to the next level and settle down in the middle of the North Dakota oil boom. Following the turbulent ending of their Texas adventure, bad blood thickens between the Halden siblings and their father when an unexpected visitor arrives and shakes up the new family dynamic. Avery further strains relations with Gabe and his father when she lands herself in hot water after getting tangled in Halden-Remington affairs. While trying to lay low, Avery accidently unravels the truth about the Halden's visitor...

In the fourth book in the Stubborn series, Avery Ross stumbles across a startling discovery on the Remington Ranch while Gabe is off on a secretive trip with Judson. As Avery digs for clues about the Halden's connection to an unsolved mystery, Gabe insists there's no link between Judson's shady behavior and the secrets she thinks she's uncovered. Further inquiry on the ranch continues as Avery helps her aunt pull off the surprise of the century and Gabe's siblings attempt to make sense of unexpected news. Avery's suspicion about Judson's character escalates when he returns and avoids all...